The Inevitable "a Few Questions"

emissary · August 18, 2008

Hi All,

I was wondering if the experienced amongst you out there could offer some advice. Ok, so I just went down to my local Lexus dealer and got myself a 3 year warranty for £1175, which I thought was good given my HUGE inexperience with motors. However, I have a few niggles I want to iron out and would be grateful for any help.

So:

1.) I want to fit a lip spoiler, the one without the headlight to my 03 Is200se. Thing is the dealer today says its a stick on and after many searches on this topic I see it can also be bolted on. What is the proper/best method? Where can I get a salvage part in the dark metallic blue (paint code 8N8)? The quotes for new a frankly outrageous...nearly £400 fitted/painted!

2.) Is the navigator maps, latest versions, tied to one car only? Can I not buy it 2nd hand? Again its £150 for the cd....I do actually like the lex navigator compared to the tomtom as its nicely integrated.

Thanks for all suggestions. I will post a few pics in due course.

Cheers,

emissary

DJ Wozza · August 19, 2008

Welcome to LOC fellow Kent dweller :D

I'm sure others will be along with some answers soon..

Gord · August 19, 2008

Hi All,
I was wondering if the experienced amongst you out there could offer some advice. Ok, so I just went down to my local Lexus dealer and got myself a 3 year warranty for £1175, which I thought was good given my HUGE inexperience with motors. However, I have a few niggles I want to iron out and would be grateful for any help.

So:

1.) I want to fit a lip spoiler, the one without the headlight to my 03 Is200se. Thing is the dealer today says its a stick on and after many searches on this topic I see it can also be bolted on. What is the proper/best method? Where can I get a salvage part in the dark metallic blue (paint code 8N8)? The quotes for new a frankly outrageous...nearly £400 fitted/painted!

2.) Is the navigator maps, latest versions, tied to one car only? Can I not buy it 2nd hand? Again its £150 for the cd....I do actually like the lex navigator compared to the tomtom as its nicely integrated.

Thanks for all suggestions. I will post a few pics in due course.

Cheers,

emissary

Hi welcome

1. you better off looking on eBay for the lip, yes you can stick it on, and yes you can bolt it on, or both, mine was stuck on and never came off.

2. if your car is 03, your sat/nav will be dvd not cd, yes you can get 2nd hand, but as i said, if 03 car, it will be dvd :D

Parthiban · August 19, 2008

Welcome mate, I've got the lip spoiler (with no brake light) too and it's just stuck down, no problems at all (personally I'd rather not drill the boot lid unless absolutely necessary)

I got the lip a few years ago from Lexus Teesside for £50, and then got the whole kit (front bumper, rear skirt and lip spoiler) painted and fitted (also in 8N8) by Lexus for £500 (so £400 for just the spoiler sounds ridiculous).

And you can use second hand nav DVDs, just have to make sure you have the right version for the car.............

emissary · August 19, 2008

Welcome mate, I've got the lip spoiler (with no brake light) too and it's just stuck down, no problems at all (personally I'd rather not drill the boot lid unless absolutely necessary)
I got the lip a few years ago from Lexus Teesside for £50, and then got the whole kit (front bumper, rear skirt and lip spoiler) painted and fitted (also in 8N8) by Lexus for £500 (so £400 for just the spoiler sounds ridiculous).

And you can use second hand nav DVDs, just have to make sure you have the right version for the car.............

Thanks guys, I have however been quoted £100 for the lip from lexus teeside and £70 for a set of mats, seems a bit more than u all paid, but still I am new here.

If I get one from eBay they are cheaper, but are they of equal quality? I see sales saying they are exactly the same etc, should I be wary who I buy off?

As for the dvd version, is it simply a case of looking at the sat nav fora model number or something? Or do I need to look at the dvd player model in the boot?

Thanks to all again

chrisis200 · August 19, 2008

Welcome mate, I've got the lip spoiler (with no brake light) too and it's just stuck down, no problems at all (personally I'd rather not drill the boot lid unless absolutely necessary)

You must be brave that would always worry me, even the standard ones on the sport had 3 screws in it

Parthiban · August 19, 2008

Thanks guys, I have however been quoted £100 for the lip from lexus teeside and £70 for a set of mats, seems a bit more than u all paid, but still I am new here.
If I get one from ebay they are cheaper, but are they of equal quality? I see sales saying they are exactly the same etc, should I be wary who I buy off?

As for the dvd version, is it simply a case of looking at the sat nav fora model number or something? Or do I need to look at the dvd player model in the boot?

Thanks to all again

I'm sure the price would have gone up now, I got mine when the mk1 IS was still the current IS so the bits were more plentiful so prices would have been lower........if it's £100 that's probably reasonable now that we're talking about parts for a discontinued model. Not really sure about the ones on eBay, but technically it's just a bit of plastic so I can't see there being huge differences.

Welcome mate, I've got the lip spoiler (with no brake light) too and it's just stuck down, no problems at all (personally I'd rather not drill the boot lid unless absolutely necessary)

You must be brave that would always worry me, even the standard ones on the sport had 3 screws in it

The spoiler on the Sport models is much bigger so probably needs to be screwed down......I've just got the TTE lip which is tiny so screwing it down would be severe overkill imo :)

chrisis200 · August 19, 2008

Thanks guys, I have however been quoted £100 for the lip from lexus teeside and £70 for a set of mats, seems a bit more than u all paid, but still I am new here.
If I get one from ebay they are cheaper, but are they of equal quality? I see sales saying they are exactly the same etc, should I be wary who I buy off?

As for the dvd version, is it simply a case of looking at the sat nav fora model number or something? Or do I need to look at the dvd player model in the boot?

Thanks to all again

I'm sure the price would have gone up now, I got mine when the mk1 IS was still the current IS so the bits were more plentiful so prices would have been lower........if it's £100 that's probably reasonable now that we're talking about parts for a discontinued model. Not really sure about the ones on eBay, but technically it's just a bit of plastic so I can't see there being huge differences.

Welcome mate, I've got the lip spoiler (with no brake light) too and it's just stuck down, no problems at all (personally I'd rather not drill the boot lid unless absolutely necessary)

You must be brave that would always worry me, even the standard ones on the sport had 3 screws in it

The spoiler on the Sport models is much bigger so probably needs to be screwed down......I've just got the TTE lip which is tiny so screwing it down would be severe overkill imo :)